Guidance for young Londoners on securing rights to citizenship and residence
This guidance is to help young people looking to secure rights to citizenship and residence in the UK. It aims to help young people to identify what legal immigration options they have and the steps to take towards obtaining citizenship.
This guidance is for young Londoners
- who are not British citizens or EEA nationals, and who are not applying for refugee status
- who are 24 years old and under, who came to the UK at a young age and find that they do not have any legal immigration status
- who have limited leave to remain – a biometric residence permit that they must renew every 30 months within a 10-year period
- who were born in the UK but may not automatically be British citizens
Please note: this guidance has been created to aid young people on the path to regularising their status. It does not amount to legal advice and should not be relied on exclusively.
Watch our short video to find out more about securing rights to citizenship and residence in the UK.
How to check your immigration status and why this is important.
Steps to take if you have discovered you are an undocumented child or young person.
If you were born outside the UK, you may qualify for limited leave to remain.
If you were born in the UK you may not automatically be a British citizen at the time of your birth.
What happens after you apply for limited leave to remain?
Find out how your immigration status can affect whether you can continue learning.
The route to British citizenship.
Having no immigration status can leave young people worried and anxious. Find out how you can find support.
One young person's story of what it was like to not have secure immigration status.
